New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-28
FASHING'S THURSDAY IN VENICE"


POLITAN OPERA HOUSE.
The great stage OF the Metropolitan Opera House
was last night taken possession OF by sprghy com
pany of young people who, IN bright costumes, per
formed a clever and fantastic pantomimo composed
originated and directed by Carl Marwg. The plot, II
moi deep dabolical, and turned on tho efforts OF
"McphistO" to secure posse sion or tho wealthy
Blanca" aftcrw ard The Svrhid>." or course the
CONT nterposed but Dabous the better OF them and
world have carried OFF the przo except far tho clocks
thinking just then TO strike L. and no disappeared,
a foed Demon On this thread were strung many
pearls Of mnsiesy and dance, which brought the 200
performers the stage by twOs. by twcnies and en-
masSe and their marches and dances, which were In
trcate and elaborate, wore exceedingly well done
A prologue led up to tho Festival of " Fashng's
THURSDAY" nryent during ths Carnival OF Venice
about which centcied the most striking and picturesque
happenings OF tho evening richly comp Sed tabl AL
opened the festival and folOwd by nmble dance
of singing dairymaids. After this camo the grand
march, entry of tho revelors, which Included baet
dancers, plcrrots, maids tambonrinStes ana chimney
sweeps, IN appropriate Costumes all heaied By mo
Cour jester" The jester then TOOK turn with Miss
Folly In Pas dc FOe,' after which the flowers and
bees Sport Il toectbcthe little girls representing the
40 lning dI cssed III pink red lavender and yellow
tulle, respectively with green sopsls hanging from
thor waists and garian1s their pretty brows; tho
bees little midgs'S nlack, Stril 20 WIZ ".
low and with black stockings cross gartered Then
done by Miss Mignon De Cordoba and Master Egan
Marwig; "Mephisto" Miss Helen Fuller, cha m ne the
"Syphide" miss Josie Aydcloitcl with his Violin our
ing fantastic mimic ballet Neapo an Fisher dance
a comic dance Of porrois and chimney sweeps lion
garian gypsy dance AMI grand final tabiea'
Arthur MarWie appeared as tho court jester
Miss Mary Davis Folly" tho tarcntela was danced
by Miss Elsa Goldberg. and there was 500 singing
ly Hiss Iona LLChstOnc, warbllng by Miss Eugenio
FIELDER and a recitation by Miss Jessie Wetler Mrs
CAL MarwIg arranged tho cost mes, which IN ucS IN
and coior wcro strihing, harmonious and rmqlc no
general effect Of tho stage picture was hcanllini
There largo orchestra under tho direction oil
a. Young, ir. ,,,
The reriO nance given in aid OF tho lndnslr'ai
School for Poor Girls In charge OF hc(iiclrew Lad cS
Bikur ChO linn Society and situated IT NO. 10 East
I{roaiW az. whose work in this direction + widely anu
favo"ably known. Tho friends o. the Institution re-
sponded lbcrally This OF orunty OF assisting tho
Sc hool tho OPERA chairs and boxes being all taken
by a 80 OO6 house" Tho cntcra nmcnt was d
Committee assisted by l. Ilongman, secretary Max
Tobias Treasurer j. II. d. Lima. Aetl ianan IoSh "A
Irza benjamin Klonic", MOrs Wise frtz Morris
and Mrs. T.. l.. Toplitz, president OF the INDUSTRIAL
school -,
Amonc tho rrrfn~mciS many Young ladies
and gentlemen in crested in the = no oil Mt cr d.
and y largo number Of the little girls from the
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